Carolina
Carolina is a girl name of Spanish origin, meaning Free; strong woman.
What Carolina means
Free; strong woman.
Carolina sits at 8 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Carolina comes from
Spanish names blend Latin roots with Visigothic and Arabic influence, and many are tied to Marian devotions or saints' days, which is how a single name can have several regional forms.
Carolina is recorded as Spanish in origin. Browse other Spanish names.
How popular is Carolina?
You will not find Carolina in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Carolina
We group Carolina under strength. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Strong
Names like Carolina
These share Carolina's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Gabriela — God is my strength.
- Pilar — Pillar of strength; Our Lady of the Pillar.
- Valeria — Strong and valiant.
- Eduardo — Wealthy guardian.
- Enrique — Ruler of the home.
- Pedro — Rock; stone.
- Rodrigo — Famous ruler.
- Vicente — Conquering.
- Caroline — Free woman; strong.
- Matilda — Mighty in battle.
- Matilde — Mighty in battle.
- Sigrid — Beautiful victory.